APPROPRIATION BILL.-The Colonial Secretary moved the Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance to apply a sum not exceeding Five million five hundred and seventy thousand four hundred and twenty-seven Dollars to the Public Service of the year 1909.
The Colonial Treasurer seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
THEATRES AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCES REGULATION BILL-The Attorney General moved the Third reading of the Bill entitled An Ordinance for regulating Theatres and other places of public resort.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a third time.
Question put-that this Bill do pass.
Bill passed.
COMMITTEES.-His Excellency the Governor in accordance with the Standing Order No. 47, appointed the following Committees :-
Finance Committee.-All the Members of the Council, except the Governor, with
the Honourable the Colonial Secretary as Chairman.
Law Committee.-The Honourable the Attorney General (Chairman), the Hon- ourables the Captain Superintendent of l'olice, Dr. Ho KAI, Mr. WEI YUK, and Mr. H. E. POLLOCK, K.C.
Public Works Committee.-The Honourable the Director of Public Works (Chair- man), the Honourables the Colonial Treasurer, Mr. E. A. HEWETT, Mr. W. J. GRESSON, and Mr. H. A. W. SLADE,
ADJOURNMENT.-The Council then adjourned sine die.
Read and confirmed, this 3rd day of December, 1908.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils.
F. D. LUGARD,
Governor.